Mosquito Traps 101

The Mega-Catch™ 3000 combo lure has been developed to provide even better capture rates of targeted species like the Asian Tiger, a vicious day-time biter, and recognized laboratory vector of over 30 arboviruses including West Nile virus and Dengue fever.

Testimonial
“Just wanted to update you; the Mega-Catch™ 3000 seemed to get about 50% more than with no lure.  Thanks for all your help & this ultra mosquito catcher is the BEST – it works REALLY well…thanks again”.
Ron Jones,
SC. USA.

University of Florida mosquito researchers are watching with a wary eye as dengue makes a return to the state after more than 50 years. Twenty cases of locally transmitted dengue have already been confirmed in Key West.  And Monroe County officials have issued a health alert and launched an education campaign urging residents to eliminate water sources in and around their homes where mosquitoes can breed.

 The last big dengue epidemic in Florida in 1934 left more than 25,000 Floridians ill, which is why health officials are currently urging residents to take appropriate precautions now. 

Read more about home  mosquito control and how to get  rid of those possible breeding sites to avoid a yard full of biting insects and reduce the risk from the diseases they carry.

Weapon of Mosquito Destruction

When American rocket scientists proposed the ‘Star Wars’ defense system to knock Soviet missiles from the skies with laser beams, little did they realize that 25 years later scientists would be aiming their lasers at another airborne threat – the mosquito.  The Cold War missile-defense strategy has been reborn according to an article published in the Wall Street Journal (March 14, 2009). Now dubbed WMD, or Weapon of Mosquito Destruction, this time round the scientists’ actual target is malaria.  Transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito, malaria kills between one and three million people worldwide each year according to the World Health Organization (WHO).  The plasmodium parasite that causes malaria has become increasingly drug resistant prompting scientists to look at new ways to combat the killer disease.

Efforts to eradicate malaria had stalled until high-profile philanthropist Bill Gates of Microsoft Corp focused worldwide attention on mosquito-borne diseases, and re-launched the war on Malaria.   Grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are designed to encourage scientists to pursue bold ideas that could lead to breakthroughs, focusing on ways to prevent and treat infectious diseases. 

The laser research, funded by Gates, was commissioned by Intellectual Ventures, a Washington-based company founded by former Microsoft executive, Joseph Myhrvold.   He’d been asked by his former boss Bill Gates to look into new ways of combating malaria.  Myhrvold, together with astrophysicist and ‘Star Wars’ architect, Dr Lowell Wood, came up with the idea of using lasers on mosquitoes.  The laser is designed to detect the audio frequency of beating wings, zero in on the bug and burn it on the spot, according to project lead scientist Dr Jordin Kare.  The lasers, designed to be mounted on lamppost type poles could be put around the circumference of villages to create a kind of ‘fence’ against mosquitoes.   ”We like to think back then we made some contribution to the ending of the Cold War with the Star Wars program,” Dr. Kare says. “Now we’re just trying to make a dent in a war that’s actually gone on a lot longer and claimed a lot more lives,” he told the Wall Street Journal. (March 14, 2009)

Genetically Modified Mosquitoes

Scientists everywhere are experimenting with new ways of putting paid to mosquitoes, with weapons that disrupt the sense of sight, smell and heat mosquitoes use to find their prey.   Read more…

EnviroSafe Technologies International Ltd, manufactures Mega-Catch™ mosquito traps and accessories which it distributes and sells through its on-line store to over 40 countries around the globe, including the U.S., Canada, Australia, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Italy, India and Argentina. 

The company currently produces three models of mosquito trap – the ULTRA, PREMIER and ALPHA – as well as spare parts and a range of accessory items under the Mega-Catch™ brand.  Orders are dispatched from a fulfillment house in Denver, Colorado.

Mega-Catch™  with its range of safe, non-toxic and eco-friendly mosquito traps is looking to expand its U.S. operation through retail outlets and its network of Drop Ship Dealers, which currently includes Homedepot.com, Costco.com and Frontgate.com.

The company is currently looking for qualified manufacturers’ representatives with proven experience selling in the lawn and garden category.  A number of territories are currently available including;  Louisiana, New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Colorado. So if you are an established manufacturer’s rep with complimentary lines, or a primary interest in green living products, and you would like to add the Mega-Catch™ range of mosquito traps and accessories, send your inquiry to: info@megacatch.com

In 2003, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution, sponsored by Montana Senator Max Baucus, making September 28, National Good Neighbor Day.  Previously, this day was celebrated on the fourth Sunday of September.

Good Neighbor Day.  It’s definitely a good thing.  Being good neighbors is an important part of the social fiber that makes America so great. 

So say thank you to a good neighbor and be one yourself.  Nominate your neighbor for one of Mega-Catch™’s top performing Premier Mosquito Traps (MSRP $249.00) and win an Alpha Trap (MSRP $99.00) for yourself – because the more traps in your street the better. 

We know that mosquitoes will travel to get blood.  There are over 3,500 mosquito species worldwide with 175 of them in the U.S.  Your yard could harbor as many as 30 different species while your neighbor’s yard 300 feet away might have completely different species. 

For details on how to enter go to : http://www.mommypr.com/?p=8733

August 20 is observed annually as World Mosquito Day.  It was originated in 1897 by Dr Ronald Ross of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and marks his discovery of the transmission of malaria by mosquitoes. He was later honored with a Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1902.

Malaria – The Facts (source WHO)

• Malaria strikes hundreds of millions of people each year and kills more than 880,000, mostly children under five. 
• It is the world’s third-deadliest infectious disease, behind Aids and tuberculosis.
• Global malaria hotspots include South and Central America, rural Southeast Asia and much of Africa, where most deaths from the disease occur.
• Malaria is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium, carried in the saliva of female mosquitoes.
• When an infected insect bites a person, the parasites travel to the liver, multiply and enter the bloodstream.
• The parasites attack red blood cells, causing them to stick to the walls of capillaries, slowing blood flow.
• Without treatment sufferers can die from organ failure.

Disease Eradication in Doubt

Malaria is found most often in warm climates and while common in Africa, Asia, South America and the South Pacific, has been reported in Europe and N. America as well. Read more…

It’s easy and free to become part of the Mega-Catch™ E-success story

There are two ways you can make money with Mega-Catch™: 

1. Approved Affiliate Program

Simply promote Mega-Catch™ products on an approved website and earn commission for the sales generated.  Commission is calculated on all confirmed sales generated by the Affiliate’s website.  Turn valuable website traffic into income now by joining the Mega-Catch™ Approved Affiliate Program.  Find out more @ http://www.megacatch.com/affiliates.html

2. Approved Drop Ship Dealer Program

Mega-Catch™ also offers a drop ship dealer program for on-line sales.  Just some of the benefits offered approved Dealers include:

• Products purchased at wholesale prices
• Shipping arranged direct to the customer

More info & application form available on-line:  http://www.megacatch.com/dealers.html

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